Most farrowing deaths occur at night when supervision is absent. Technology and management solutions for night-time farrowing monitoring save lives.
Piglets born at night without supervision face the highest risk of crushing and starvation. The technology for remote farrowing detection and monitoring exists and is cost-effective at scale. Investment in monitoring systems that alert farmers to night-time farrowing events and enable rapid response prevents the most preventable source of piglet mortality and suffering.